Nuclear Endocrinology
This well-illustrated book, now in a revised and updated second edition, is an up-to-date practical guide to the integration of nuclear medicine into the daily practice of endocrinologists, endocrine surgeons, oncologists, and other professionals involved
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Nuclear Endocrinology Second Edition
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Nuclear Endocrinology
Doina Piciu
Nuclear Endocrinology Second Edition
Doina Piciu Institute of Oncology “Prof. Ion Chiricuță” Nuclear Medicine & Endocrine Tumors Cluj-Napoca Romania
ISBN 978-3-319-56581-1 ISBN 978-3-319-56582-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-56582-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944718 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012; © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood Marie Curie
The main purpose of this book was to help educate new experts in the field of nuclear endocrinology and help clinicians to better integrate nuclear medicine methods of diagnosis and therapy into their practice. I was trying to create a brief, didactic, easy-to-use guide, dedicated to the daily activities of the endocrinologists. Even if the first major contribution of radionuclide therapy in 1940 was the application of radioactive iodine in therapy of Graves’ disease, after more than 75 years, nowadays, a special clinical interest of nuclear medicine continues to be devoted to endocrinology. Spectacular achievements continue to be developed in this specialty, every day. A multidisciplinary team of endocrinologists, nuclear medicine physicians, endocrine surgeons, oncologists, etc. devoted their lives and their research to many of the issues related to both topics, endocrinology and nuclear medicine; their work inspired me and gave me the courage to put them together in this book: Nuclear Endocrinology. There have been several significant advances in nuclear medicine si
